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Sprint forced to sell Nextel assets, cut costs
News Sprint continues to be haunted by its $35bn acquisition of Nextel Communications in 2005 as the company is forced to sell some of its Nextel network and is still struggling to get its finances back on track.
[November 14, 2008, 8:20]
WiMax's head start over LTE may decide 4G race
News Teresa Kellett, director of global development for telco Sprint Nextel, said during a panel discussion at this week's WiMax Forum Asia 2008 that WiMax's first-mover advantage over the long-term evolution of 3G (LTE) may eventually help the former...
[April 11, 2008, 8:13]
Whitepaper: Sprint /Sun Recommended Deployment Process for Java ME Technology- Based Applications
White Papers Sprint Application Developer Program provides comprehensive concept-to-market guidance to a community of over 100,000 developers who are looking to launch their applications on Sprint Nextel devices to the company's range of business customers and...
[November 7, 2007, 0:00]
Sprint sets sights on 4G
News During a keynote speech at Yankee Group Research's Wireless Leadership Summit in New York on Tuesday, Sprint Nextel chief executive officer Gary Forsee said the company, which officially closed the books on its $6.5bn merger with Nextel on Monday...
[June 28, 2006, 16:35]
AT&T challenges WiMax joint venture
News AT&T is looking to halt the proposed merger of Sprint Nextel's nationwide WiMax assets with those of Clearwire. Sprint Nextel announced in May that it was teaming up with Clearwire to form a new joint venture that would combine both companies...
[July 28, 2008, 9:08]
Under-skin ID tags generate concerns
Talkback We are mobile phones wholesalers.We deals on all brands and models of mobile phones such as Nokia,Motorola,Samsung,Sony Ericsson,Sagem, Nextel,Sidekick II,Sprint,Ipods, Laptops, Mp3 players and many more at very cheap prices.We are using this...
[September 27, 2006, 13:42]
Mobile industry gets 4G buzz
News Executives at Intel, Samsung Electronics, Motorola and Sprint Nextel say that day is coming soon, using an Internet Protocol-based network technology called WiMax that will quadruple download speeds over current cellular technology, and offer cost...
[August 14, 2006, 9:00]
CES: New phones unveiled
News Sprint is following Nextel Communications, Motorola and Sun Microsystems, which started selling Java phones in early April. Portable keyboards are already available for many wireless devices, including most other PDAs and Nextel Communications...
[January 8, 2002, 10:33]
Tech heavyweights team up on 3G
News Sprint, before it merged and became Sprint Nextel, began building a 3G network based on what it calls Evolution-Data Optimized, or EV-DO, technology. At a keynote speech in June, however, Sprint Nextel chief executive Gary Forsee talked about plans...
[July 28, 2006, 9:55]
Upgrade boosts 3G network speeds
News Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless are already upgrading their 3G wireless networks to increase internet upload speeds, although the ink on the cheques for building those networks is barely dry. Sprint Nextel has also been upgrading its 3G network...
[February 2, 2007, 9:05]
Mobile-chip firm rides IPO wave
News Sprint, Verizon Wireless and Nextel Communications are adopting a form of GPS for E911. SiRF has inserted its technology into Motorola phones on the Nextel network, Hewlett-Packard handhelds, and cars from Toyota and Honda.
[April 23, 2004, 13:30]
Social networking: 3G's killer app?
News And earlier this week, Facebook announced deals with Cingular Wireless, Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless to enable users to post messages to their Facebook profiles via SMS. US operator Sprint Nextel has created its own photo-sharing site, called...
[April 12, 2006, 11:20]
MCI WorldCom, Sprint talking merger
News Earlier this year, MCI WorldCom engaged in serious negotiations to acquire Nextel Communications, a pure wireless concern. MCI WorldCom and Sprint have been holding talks about a merger that would combine the US' second- and third-largest long...
[September 24, 1999, 16:38]
A Year Ago: MCI WorldCom, Sprint talking merger
News Earlier this year, MCI WorldCom engaged in serious negotiations to acquire Nextel Communications, a pure wireless concern. MCI WorldCom and Sprint have been discussing a mega-merger, but big obstacles still exist.
[September 24, 2000, 7:05]
Microsoft details Wi-Fi use for 'white spaces'
News Still, it is unlikely that a nationwide White-Fi service would emerge to compete against the big wireless operators, such as AT&T, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA or Verizon Wireless. Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel are each selling Mi-Fi routers...
[August 20, 2009, 9:39]
Customer support? Get lost...
Blog Brilliant story here from the BBC, which reports that US comms giant Sprint Nextel has ditched a thousand customers who committed the heinous crime of calling their customer support line too often. Sprint claims the average number of calls per...
[July 13, 2007, 10:17]
Sprint's Android lead retracts critical comments
News A member of the Sprint Nextel team that is dealing with Google over the implementation of its nascent Android mobile operating system has withdrawn comments he made to an Android enthusiast site. Jake Orion, the US operator's product manager for...
[July 18, 2008, 14:34]
WiMAX USA: $3.2 billon and counting...
Blog The Wall Street Journal is saying that Sprint Nextel and Clearwire's joint venture is finally shaping up, with a billion from Intel, a billion and change from cable company Comcast, half a billion from Google and a bit over half a billion from...
[May 7, 2008, 12:15]
MP3 Ringtones for 7100/8700/7130e/Pearl & Indigo (8800) blackberry
Downloads We have been the peoples choice for ringtones for Skytel 2-way pagers, Nextel/Sprint phones and now Blackberry. This is not a fault of the product, but of Nextel's unwillingness to allow its customers mp3 ringtones.Who/What?
[April 30, 2005, 8:00]
Google Maps for Palm
Downloads At this time, Local for mobile doesn't work with Nextel, T-Mobile or BREW-enabled phones (Verizon, Alltel, U.S. Maps for mobile works with most Java-enabled (J2ME) mobile phones offered by Cingular and Sprint, and all color BlackBerry devices...
[November 29, 2007, 21:52]
